Music 2013
Sample work program
November 2015

Music 2013

Sample work program

Compiled by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority

November 2015

A work program is a school’s plan of a course of study based on the relevant syllabus. Work programs allow for the characteristics of a school and its students to be considered when implementing the syllabus. School work programs must demonstrate that syllabus dimensions and objectives inform student learning.

Work programs provide information about a school’s plan for course organisation, an outline of intended student learning and the assessment plan as outlined in the work program requirements for that syllabus.

Course organisation

Thiscourseofstudyisbasedondevelopingstudents’musicianship.Musicianshipisachievedthrough:

  • theknowledgeandapplicationofmusicelementsandconcepts
  • experiencein,andappreciationof,arangeofmusiccontexts,stylesandgenres.

Theselectedunits andrelatedlearningaresequential,developmentalandleadtoincreasingindependence.

ThetimeallocatedtoMusicperweek ismore than 210minutes.Thisallocationexceedstheminimumstatedrequirementof220hoursoftimetabledschooltime,includingassessment,overthefour-semestercourseofstudy.

Music 2013
Sample work program / Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority
November 2015
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Year 11

Unit and time allocation / Unit focus / Assessment for each dimension
Composition / Musicology / Performance
Year11(allformative) / Don’tstopthemusic
28hours / Developingmusicianshipthroughunderstandingofmusicelementsandconceptsinrepertoirefromarangeofstylesandgenres / Written examination consisting of short and extended written responses:
  • time:1–1.5hours
  • shortresponse:50–250wordsperresponse
  • extendedresponses:400–600wordsperresponse.
/ Performancewithinanensembleorasasoloist:
  • approximately 3minutesinlength.

Traditions and innovations
55 hours / Artmusicclassics,emphasisingmusicdisplayinginnovation / Compositionfromoneofthegenresstudied,incorporatingspecifictechniquesassociatedwiththatstyle:
  • minimumof16barsorapproximately30secondsinlength.
/ Performance:
  • approximately3minutesinlength.

Riffs,ostinatosandloops
27hours / Theconceptofrepeatedpatternsinmusic,fromgroundbasstoloops / Compositionorarrangementonanoriginalorexistingriff:
  • minimumof16 barsor approximately 30 secondsinlength.
/ Extendedresponse:Evaluatetheimpactandeffectofrepeatedpatternswithinthegenre/stylechosen:
  • written:600–1000words
  • spoken:3–4minutes
  • multimodal: 3–5 minutes.

Year 12

Unit and time allocation / Unit focus / Assessment for each dimension
Composition / Musicology / Performance
Year12(allsummative) / Filmmusic
41hours / Filmmusictechniques,stylesconventionsandexamples / Composemusictoapre-existingororiginalfilmscene:
  • minimumof32barsorapproximately1 minute inlength.
/ Extended response:Compare/contrastthemusicfromtwoormorefilmscenes to evaluate how effectively the pieces fulfil their stated roles in the film/s:
  • written:800–1200words
  • spoken:4–5minutes
  • multimodal:5–7minutes.
/ Performanceofmusicfromafilm:
  • approximately3 minutesinlength.

Music for entertainment
41 hours / Music used for entertainmentpurposes / Composition from one ofthegenresstudied:
  • minimumof32barsorapproximately1 minute inlength.
/ Writtenexaminationconsistingofshortandextendedwrittenresponses:
  • time: 1.5–2hours
  • shortresponse:50–250words
  • extendedresponse:600–800words.
/ Performance:
approximately3 minutesinlength.
Independent topic
28hours / Exploration of a student’s particular area of interest / Studentselectionofindividualassessmenttaskinonedimension:
  • Composition (minimum 32 bars or approximately 1 minute in length)or
  • Musicology (extended response: written 800–1200 words)or
  • Performance (approximately 3 minutes in length).

Music 2013
Sample work program / Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority
November 2015
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